I live in a condo in downtown Madison, WI. My condo is about 560 square feet. Until now I was renting a storage unit in the building for 55$ / month (mostly to store my boyfriend's furniture/books/dvds that we will be using someday when we get a house). The developer has decided to stop renting out the storage units, but is giving the option to buy one. Having a storage unit is a $16.50 / month maintenance fee (seems like BS). The storage unit I'm renting now is 57 square feet and costs $2,850. I also have the option to buy a 22 square foot unit for $1,100.
1. Is having a storage unit going to make the condo much more attractive to potential buyers in the future? I may sell my condo in 2-3 years.
2. Am I being dumb for even considering this? We could probably get by without a storage unit, but we'd have to move a lot of stuff into my parents' basement. (My parents live 1 hour away so it's not exactly convenient.)
Thanks for reading!